In August I set myself the super ambitious task of trying to review most, if not all, of the Children Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year 2019 shortlisted titles.
BOOK OF THE YEAR: OLDER READERS
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling. Ages 13-18 years (NB: These books are for mature readers).
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BOOK OF THE YEAR: YOUNGER READERS
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper prim ary year. Ages 7-12 years.
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Review: Leave Taking by Lorraine Marwood 3.5/5 Stars
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BOOK OF THE YEAR: EARLY CHILDHOOD
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. Ages 0-6 years.
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Review: The Dress-Up Box by Patrick Guest and illustrated by Nathaniel Eckstrom 5/5 Stars
Review: Rainbow Bear by Stephen Michael King 5/5 Stars
Review: Noni the Pony Rescues A Pony by Allison Lester 4/5 Stars
Review: Tricky’s Bad Day by Alison Lester 4/5 Stars
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PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years (NB. Some of these books may be for mature readers).
Review: The Feather by Margaret Wild and illustrated by Freya Blackwood 4/5 Stars
Review: The Mediterranean by Armin Greder 5/5 Stars
Review: Girl On Wire by Lucy Estela and illustrated by Elise Hurst
Review: Chalk Boy by Margaret Wild and Mandy Ord 4/5 Stars
Review: The All New Must Have Orange 430 by Michael Speechley
Review: Cicada by Shaun Tan 5/5 Stars
EVE POWNALL AWARD
Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years.
Review: Bouncing Back: An Eastern barred Bandicoot Story by Rohan Cleave and illustrated by Coral Tulloch 5/5 Stars
Review: The Happiness Box – A Wartime Book of Hope by Mark Greenwood and illustrated by Andrew McLean 5/5 Stars
Review: Waves by Donna Rawlins and Illustrated by Heather Potter and Mark Jackson 4/5 Stars
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Review: Sorry Day by Coral Vass and Dub Leffler 5/5 Stars
CBCA AWARD FOR NEW ILLUSTRATOR
This Award aims to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of Australian children’s book illustration. Ages 0-18 years.
Review: Australian Birds by Matt Chuin 4/5 Stars
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Review: Red House Blue House Green House Tree House by Jane Godwin and Jane Reiseger 4/5 Stars
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